Kurashiki: facts

At a glance

• Country: Japan
• Region: Okayama
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 483,576
• Coordinates: 34.5833° N, 133.7667° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tokyo (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Yen (JPY)
• Distance to the capital, Tokyo: 553 km (343 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ): 21 km (13 mi), straight line
• Takamatsu Airport (TAK): 47 km (29 mi), straight line
• Hiroshima Airport (HIJ): 79 km (49 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yobimatsu: 7.8 km (4.9 mi)
• Soja: 10 km (6 mi)
• Asakuchi: 16 km (10 mi)
• Okayama: 17 km (11 mi)
• Kamogatacho-kamogata: 17 km (11 mi)

Events

• Kurashiki Hina Meguri: February 2027
• Kojima Textile Festival: April 2027
• Heartland Kurashiki: May 2027
• Tenryo Summer Festival: July 2027